The Share Network, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) Europe and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organise a one-day Share SIRA Transnational Conference ‘Strengthening and Expanding Social Orientation & Integration for Newcomers in Rural Areas’ that will take place on Wednesday 23 November at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.

The conference will present the main results and the lessons learned from the AMIF-funded SIRA project, which has piloted innovative integration actions and used multi-stakeholder approaches to strengthen migrant & refugee inclusion in 10 rural regions in France, Greece, Poland and Spain in 2021-2022.

The aim of the conference is to explore the conditions for successful social orientation and integration in small and rural communities, highlight multi-stakeholder partnerships and bottom-up best practices, and link these to research and policy frameworks. It will bring together representatives from EU institutions, national, regional and local authorities, civil society and refugee/migrant-led organisations, academia, the private sector and grassroots stakeholders to discuss how to further promote the participation of communities and newcomers, and strengthen synergies between integration and rural development strategies.

By bringing together a wide range of actors from different EU countries, the conference offers the opportunity to learn and exchange practices with peers facing similar challenges. Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Spanish, Greek and Polish.

You can find the webstreaming link here.